Pin-ticket.



G. W. MILLS, JR. PIN TICKET.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 3|. 1912.

1, 179,546. Patented Apru18, 1916.

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YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- A CORPORATION OF NEW PIN-TICKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 18, 1916.

Application filed October 31, 1912. Seria1 No. 728,755.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W. MILLS, Jr., a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pin-Tickets, of which the follow is a specification.

My invention relates to pin-tickets-that is to tickets provided with pins or pro ections whereby the tickets may be affixed to articles of merchandise for the purpose of placing upon the tickets price marks or other notations. In tickets of this character it has been the practice to provide pins with sharp points for the purpose of penetrating the goods, and in use it has been found that these pins with sharp points are liable to and do injure not only the merchandise to which they are affixed, but frequently injure the person handling the merchandise. In tickets of this character it is usual to have the wire penetrate the ticket so that a portion projects over the writing surface which is objectionable, and which I seek to over come in my present invention. I also provide the ticket with double engaging means integral with each other-that is I take a piece of wire and bend it so as to form the two rounded-end pins, the portion of the wire connecting the two pins being arranged to form a support to engage with the underside of the ticket for the purpose of holding it in place. By this means I find that considerable strength is added to the ticket, and that when used with large tickets the single operation suffices to engage the ticket with the merchandise, whereas in the ordinary large tickets with which I am familiar the pins have been arranged along the edges opposite each other so that first one pin would be engaged with the merchandise, and then the other.

When my improved ticket is used on fabrics, by reason of the rounded-end pin, the fibers are caused to separate and the pin passes between them, whereas in the ordinary ticket the sharp pointed pin penetrates the fibers frequently destroying the fabric. My improved ticket is adapted for use on all general articles of merchandise, and may be placed at any point on the merchandise, that is on the edge or in the center if desired, and may be placed on delicate fabrics,

such as fine lace, without any danger of damage to other pieces of the same or similar fabrics which may be brought into contact with the ticket.

In the drawings forming part hereof Figure 1 is a view of the engaging pins and their connecting support; Fig. 2 is a view of the underside of the ticket showing the support in dotted lines; Fig. 3 is a view of the writing surface of the ticket; and Fig. 4 is a section on the line ti -3t of Fig. 2 showing the ticket and its fastening pins.

In the drawings in which like characters refer to like parts, 1-1 represents the pins which are formed by bending a piece of wire so as to form a round end, as shown in Fig. 1, the two pieces of wire preferably lying close together and in contact with each other for a distance the length-of the pin, and then being-bent at 3 so as to form the support, as shown in Fig. 1, wherein the free ends of the wire are brought together at the point 2, and opposite that point another angle 4- 0f the connecting wire is formed. As will be seen, this gives a diamond-shaped support, supporting the pins 11 in a position vertical to the support.

Having formed the wire, as shown in Fig. 1, it is placed upon the underside of the ticket 5, and a piece of thin card-board or heavy paper 6 is then placed over it, the pins passing through the paper as shown in Fig. 4, and the paper being cemented to the underside of the ticket 5 so as to hold the support rigidly in place. As shown in Fig. 4, the paper 6 between the pins is not cemented to the underside of the ticket 5, but this may, of course, be done without departing from the invention, and it would assist in holding the pins in place.

The ticket constructed as shown in the drawings overcomes the objection to the sharp-pointed pins, provides an uninterrupted writing surface on the ticket, is easy to apply to articles of merchandise, can be placed in any location on articles of merchandise, and the pin is much stronger than where a single shank pin is provided. There are absolutely no free ends of the wire whatever exposed so that there is nothing to catch upon other articles of merchandise or other parts of the same article to which the tag is affixed, or to harm the hands of any one handling the merchandise.

'a polygonal base for the pin, and means for holding saidbase fixedly secured to the underside of said'ticket, said means cooper ating onl with the nnderside' of s a idticket 13 whereby a clear Writing faceis preserved.

In st ony r'e fxl vhave. igneiin y name to this specification, in thep rjesenceof' two subscribing witnessesb" fl f I v GEO.'W. MIL'bSyJn; WVitnesses: EDWIN SEGER,

T. EFRAFTERYL- copies of this patent may be obtained tex' fivr eellts @5511, b Commissioner of Patents 1 Washing on, D. 0; I 

